Director, Real-Time Power Control & Orchestration

Karman; United States; À distance; USD 210 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Karman is seeking a Director of Power Applications to lead the Power Applications team, overseeing the journey from research ideas to production-ready power management software. You will oversee a cross-functional group of scientists, algorithms engineers, and software engineers to deliver reliable real-time control solutions.

In this role you will align the research roadmap with product commitments, ensure timely delivery against fixed milestones, and maintain clear communication with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years building and shipping software or algorithms for real-time systems, including leadership of teams of engineers/scientists.
• Experience leading or directing a research or data science function: framing open questions as decisions with deadlines, moving results to production.
• Experience leading a software delivery program on production systems with release gates and operational ownership.
• Strong planning and program management skills; ability to manage cross-team dependencies and communicate trade-offs clearly.

Responsabilités

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of Karman’s power control and orchestration applications from research to production performance.
• Lead and develop the team’s technical leads, data scientists, algorithms engineers, and software engineers.
• Set the research agenda and balance technical direction with business needs and resources.
• Maintain deadlines and evidence-based decision making; pivot or double down when needed.
• Deliver the product plan alongside the software lead, enforcing quality gates and operational ownership.
• Handoff between research and implementation across environments and workflows.
• Be the single point of contact for planning and reporting with Product and program management.
• Balance the roadmap between product and technical needs, and clearly state trade-offs and costs.
• Manage interfaces with neighbouring teams: data products, actuation, and system architecture.
• Hire for open roles and build scalable team structure and routines.

Connaissances

Leadership

Program management

Strategic planning

Communication

Remote leadership

Hiring & mentoring

Formation

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related quantitative field

Advanced degree (MS or PhD) or equivalent research experience

Description du poste

Karman is seeking a Director of Power Applications to lead the Power Applications team, overseeing the journey from research ideas to production-ready power management software. You will oversee a cross-functional group of scientists, algorithms engineers, and software engineers to deliver reliable real-time control solutions.

In this role you will align the research roadmap with product commitments, ensure timely delivery against fixed milestones, and maintain clear communication with